That's why we'd like to see Apple re-think the iOS filesystem. We're not asking for the iPad to have a hard drive full of folders like what you'd find on your Mac. But it would be nice to have a common, shared area for apps to save files to and open files from. And there's got to be a more intuitive way for users to move files onto and off of the iPad than that confusing area at the bottom of the Apps tab in iTunes. Being able to mount an iPad's shared-documents area as a hard drive, so you could drag files on and off, would be a nice step. So would built-in access to cloud-based storage--and not just MobileMe, but also popular systems such as Dropbox.

We'd also like to see the iPad gain a feature that we've liked since we first saw it on an Android phone: the ability to quickly transfer files and other data from one app to another. iOS does some of this now (the aforementioned "open in GoodReader" feature, for example), but we'd like to see a lot more. Imagine being able to tap to send an e-mail message directly to , or a Safari URL to , without having to use clumsy cut-and-paste operations or complex JavaScript bookmarklets.

: The iPad can be a handy presentation device, most notably when you're giving a Keynote presentation on a big screen or using a projector. But it could be even better. We'd like to see the iPad support system-wide screen mirroring, so you can demo any app (or multiple apps) without . If that feature's useful enough for Apple to use in its presentations, it's useful enough to be available for everyone.

We'd also like to find a way for the iPad to branch out beyond the limited stock of fonts currently installed on the system--there are few things more frustrating than transferring a Keynote presentation to your iPad and having all your carefully chosen fonts replaced. We realize that moving fonts along with your presentation files might bring up some font-licensing issues, but it's worth working those out.

: Given its always-connected potential, the iPad could be a better communication device. If the new iPad comes with cameras, it will presumably add . What about extending FaceTime to support document display, like the iChat Theater feature on the Mac? And speaking of iChat, is an iOS version of iChat too much to ask for? Third-party chat apps are great, but instant messaging is an important enough medium that the iPad should support it out of the box.